Anushka Sharma’s Dreamy Sabyasachi Lehenga Can Now Be Yours

Remember when Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli shocked the world with their secret wedding in Tuscany, Itay? Of course, you do! The couple practically sabotaged our feeds for a month in December last year. Virushka, together, with their families pulled off the coolest wedding ever. What’s commendable is they managed to evade the media for days before their intimate day. They chose to break the news of their union on their own terms – by taking to their respective Twitters with marriage vows. Cue the awws.

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Another wedding detail the nation collectively gasped at was Anushka Sharma’s wedding lehenga. The actress entrusted Sabyasachi Mukherjee with the responsibility of dressing her up for the day. Not just her, but the groom too left his shaadi wardrobe to the designer.

The celebrity bride walked to the tune of ‘Din Shagna Da’ in the most exquisite lehenga. By Sabyasachi’s own admission it took 67 karigars to construct the pale, blush-pink number over a period of 32 days. Phew! It featured gold and silver tilla work – a signature of the designer’s – on silk floss. The entire set was replete with Indian lotus motifs and European-inspired flora and fauna. Outfit aside, Anushka’s jewellery, too, was sourced from the label. She sported heavy-duty pieces that used baroque pearls, emeralds, tourmalines and Iranian turquoise beads in their meticulous construction. Basically, it was the ultimate bridal dream.

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This dream can now be yours. ICYMI, Sabyasachi recently dropped his Summer Couture collection. A large part of the collection caters to the new-age brides. Relatively less ornate lehengas have been introduced, paired with striped dupattas. Anushka’s wedding lehenga, too, has been included in the assortment, although as part of the more ornate fare. Multiple colour stories have been offered for the season, some that look at the season past for inspiration. In the entire bridal scheme, the celebrity lehenga features as a separate entity as opposed to being clubbed with iterations.

In the caption, the designer drives home the same point that he has been voicing out for years; that couture isn’t dead and the “good old fashion principles” still matter. Sabyasachi has always let his respect for handmade craft known. In his summer couture collection too, he anchors all his pieces on the same principle